Nancy Ward

Nancy Ward is a teacher, choreographer, master instructor, holding a B.S. and Master’s Degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and celebrating over 46 years of positive, quality dance education on the Coast. Nancy is the Artistic Director for the dance center in D’Iberville, and also directs the National award winning competition team “NWD”/ The Company. She has enjoyed watching her dancers perform professionally from Biloxi to Las Vegas as well as the company and studio dancers staying active in community service projects. Nancy is a National Adjudicator for major dance competitions across the country, and has been the recipient of top honors including “Choreographer of the Year” at Nationals. She has been on staff as choreographer for the community theater productions of “Annie”, “Peter Pan”, Evita”, “The Music Man”, “Oliver”, “Kiss Me Kate” and numerous other stage plays. She has also been involved in the choreography and design of the lavish Coastal Mardi Gras experience for the past 32 years with her dancers being an integral part of the celebrations! Nancy’s students hold many Overall National Championship titles from leading dance organizations and were invited to be a part of the World Tap Team that competed in Germany as Overall Champions in Rhythm and Line tap from the North American Tap Dance Festival! Her students have gone on to teach, choreograph, and direct both professionally and within the community in dance, cheerleading, and gymnastics. Nancy looks forward to viewing and judging talented dancers across the country competing at the regional and national levels.